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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Mary travel to Liverpool?
(a) By boat.
(b) By carriage.
(c) By train.
(d) By horseback.

2. Who does Mary think the woman at her door at the end of Chapter 20 is?
(a) Jane Wilson.
(b) Her mother.
(c) An old friend.
(d) Her sister.

3. What does Mary suffer at the beginning of Chapter 33?
(a) Pnemonia.
(b) Being scolded by boiling water.
(c) A feverish illness.
(d) Being trampled by a horse.

4. Who suggests that Mary hire a boat to catch up with Will?
(a) Jimmy Jones.
(b) Orson Jones.
(c) Charley Jones.
(d) Fred Jones.

5. Where does Charley tell Job the boat Mary rode has gone?
(a) To Cheshire.
(b) To Paris.
(c) To Edinburgh.
(d) To London.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following do the old boatman and his wife NOT use to try to revive Mary from fainting?

2. Where are the sons of the old boatman?

3. After learning the identity of his son's murderer, what does Henry Carson do?

4. What does Sally ask Mary about her trip to Liverpool?

5. Who does Jane Wilson blame for Harry Carson's death?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Will Wilson say he will return to the shore?

2. What effect does the summons to testify against her son have on Jane Wilson?

3. How is Harry Carson murdered and where is the murder weapon found?

4. What is Mary's first thought when she sees her father after returning from Liverpool?

5. What does Mary stay up all night doing at the Sturgis' house?

6. How do the Sturgis' try to revive Mary when she faints at their house?

7. What does Esther find at the scene of the Carson murder?

8. What evidence is there against Jem in the Carson murder case?

9. How does Mary end up going home with one of the sailors?

10. How has Alice Wilson's stroke affected her, and who cares for her?

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